League legend Brett Kenny diagnosed with cancer

Parramatta Eels legend Brett Kenny has been diagnosed with lymphoma cancer and is set to undergo chemotherapy.

The 56-year-old rugby league great recently underwent scans, which showed he has lymohoma - cancer of the lymphatic system.

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Kenny is still undergoing testing and the full extent of the cancer is not yet known.

It's the latest blow for the Kenny family, with Brett's stepson Riley Hilditch confined to a wheelchair recently when he landed headfirst in a creek on the NSW Central Coast.

Kenny played 265 first-grade games for the Eels over 14 seasons, having debuted in 1980.

He was an integral part of the Parramatta team that won four premierships in the 80s, playing alongside the likes of Peter Sterling and Ray Price.

He is the only player in ARL/NRL history to have scored two tries in three consecutive grand finals, from 1981 to 1983.

He played 17 State of Origin games for NSW and 17 Tests for Australia.